Why is does Redish's name include a nickname in parenthesis? According to her guidelines, we should eliminate unnecessary words. Yet when a student wants to refer to the author of this book by her full name, rather than just surname, we have to make a decision about whether to use Janice, Ginny, or both, which looks overly formal. Either her name is Janice and her friends call her Ginny, in which case the nickname doesn't need to by included here, or her birth certificate says Janice and everyone knows her as Ginny, in which case we don't need the Janice part.
Links related to principles in Letting Go of the Words
Redish talks about the mobile-first principle, and the boom in tablets has increased attention toward easily adaptable, fluid design choices online. Some examples of the responsive design phenomenon.
This is the website for Redish's consulting business... apparently she favors those shades of green and blue.
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Why is does Redish's name include a nickname in parenthesis? According to her guidelines, we should eliminate unnecessary words. Yet when a student wants to refer to the author of this book by her full name, rather than just surname, we have to make a decision about whether to use Janice, Ginny, or both, which looks overly formal. Either her name is Janice and her friends call her Ginny, in which case the nickname doesn't need to by included here, or her birth certificate says Janice and everyone knows her as Ginny, in which case we don't need the Janice part.Links related to principles in Letting Go of the Words
Redish talks about the mobile-first principle, and the boom in tablets has increased attention toward easily adaptable, fluid design choices online. Some examples of the responsive design phenomenon.This is the website for Redish's consulting business... apparently she favors those shades of green and blue.
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